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Tmaxxfreak11 · 02-24-2009, 05:48 PM

Hello all, I am currently a junior in high school at a school in Washington state. I have been looking into various different options for flight training and the best option seems to be attending a public university to keep options open. I have searched about Central Washington's program but have not been able to find out much about it. I have known about UND for years and it has become a more realistic option recently when I found out that I am eligible for a lower tuition rate than the out of state tuition. The cost of the training itself is lower at UND but with tuition factored in they have relatively similar costs. Now I have a few questions, I have searched and am sorry if these have been posted many times before.

1. Would you suggest UND or CWU, which would be better for quicker entry into an airline (I know that both have had programs with Horizon in the past)?

2. I've looked at UND's programs and am wondering, between their Flight Education program and the Commercial pilot program, what are the major differences? I see that their commercial pilot program does not get you your MEI, while the flight education program does, yet the flight education program does not include use of their altitude chamber lab. (This is simply what I have read on their website, please don't flame me for this).

3. I've read here that it would be a good idea to get some sort of degree in something besides aviation in addition to the aviation major. Many on here claim that a business minor/degree is not a good idea, does anybody have any suggestions?

02-24-2009, 05:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tmaxxfreak11 New Hire Joined APC: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	UND vs Central Washington Hello all, I am currently a junior in high school at a school in Washington state. I have been looking into various different options for flight training and the best option seems to be attending a public university to keep options open. I have searched about Central Washington's program but have not been able to find out much about it. I have known about UND for years and it has become a more realistic option recently when I found out that I am eligible for a lower tuition rate than the out of state tuition. The cost of the training itself is lower at UND but with tuition factored in they have relatively similar costs. Now I have a few questions, I have searched and am sorry if these have been posted many times before. 1. Would you suggest UND or CWU, which would be better for quicker entry into an airline (I know that both have had programs with Horizon in the past)? 2. I've looked at UND's programs and am wondering, between their Flight Education program and the Commercial pilot program, what are the major differences? I see that their commercial pilot program does not get you your MEI, while the flight education program does, yet the flight education program does not include use of their altitude chamber lab. (This is simply what I have read on their website, please don't flame me for this). 3. I've read here that it would be a good idea to get some sort of degree in something besides aviation in addition to the aviation major. Many on here claim that a business minor/degree is not a good idea, does anybody have any suggestions?